| No action for development of sacred Buddhist sites: Sumangala thero |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:45 PM] |
 The Ministry of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs fails to take action for the development of Buddhist sacred sites, charged Mahanayaka of the Rangiri Dambulu chapter Inamaluwe Sumangala thero. [More] |
| TGTE flag rise at the US sports meet |
[Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:34 PM] [ ] |
 Annual sports meet of Tamil people of United States held on 8th of July at Forest Park,Myrtle Ave & Woodhaven Boulevard, New York. American national falg and the Tamil Eelam national flag arose at the meet. [More] |
| 10 million 33 thousand 749 individuals selected to cast their votes in the Eastern province |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:31 PM] |
 10 million 33 thousand 749 individuals selected to cast their votes in the Eastern provincial council which would select 35 members to the provincial council. [More] |
| Showers of ice in Bandarawela area |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 03:01 PM] |
 People in the Madhulseema , Bandarawela area in the Uva province experienced ice shower at 3.45 pm this evening. [More] |
| Navy intercepts another boatload of asylum seekers |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 02:15 PM] |
 Sri Lanka Navy today intercepted another multi-day fishing trawler, with 41 passengers onboard, off the coast of Trincomalee attempting to illegally travel towards Australia. [More] |
| Sri Lankan ambassadors respond to the Presidential rebuke |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 01:51 PM] |
 Sri Lankan diplomats serving in overseas missions say it is humorous to hear the President reprimanding mission heads saying their only aim was to educate the children when the President had used all resources in overseas missions to provide facilities to his three sons to be educated overseas .Lanka news web reports. [More] |
| Police raids - More than 10 thousand individuals arrested within past one month |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 01:30 PM] |
 A total of 10, 648 persons on whom warrants were pending have been arrested during raids carried out in the last 21 days, from June 20 to July 12, police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana said. [More] |
| Special discussion between Thondaman and Mano Ganesan |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 01:18 PM] |
 Special discussion held between Minister Thondaman and Democratic National Alliance leader Mano Ganesan this morning. [More] |
| LTTE personals are betrayers: Former LTTE member Niromi Soyaza |
[Friday, 13 July 2012, 01:07 PM] [ ] |
 The LTTE tortured and killed alleged spies and “traitors” and also looted Tamil shops and homes while fighting the Indian peacekeepers in Sri Lanka, a book by a former woman fighter says. [More] |
| Gotabaya Rajapaksa need to be dismiss: Mangala Samaraweera |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:38 PM] |
 The UNP yesterday called for the immediate removal of the Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stating that his conduct was unbecoming of civilized society. [More] |
| Gas price reduced from tonight |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 12:35 PM] |
 The Ministry of Finance and Planning announced the reduction of the price of a Litro and Laugh gas cylinder by Rs.150 from midnight today. [More] |
| Lankan’s plea in Chennai blast case dismissed |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 09:45 AM] |
 The Madras high court dismissed a petition from a 50-year-old Sri Lankan national, who was an accused in the Chennai airport bomb blast case in 1984, seeking the removal of adverse remarks in the records of the Chennai airport and the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka and the lookout circular (LOC) issued against him in India. [More] |
| 7 year old girl sexually abused in Mannar - 67 year old suspect arrested |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 09:44 AM] |
 Police arrested an individual who had been sexually abused 7 year old girl at Moor road in Mannar district today. [More] |
| Two watched LTTE video footage arrested in Trincomalee |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 09:36 AM] |
 A memory card containing a 6 minute LTTE war video was seized and two men suspected to be former LTTE members were arrested by the Muthur police in Trincomalee area. [More] |
| 8th year death commemoration of Let.Conel. Senathiraja |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 05:26 AM] [] |
 8th year death commemoration of Let.Conel. Senathiraja LTTE political wing leader of the Batticaloa town succumbed to his injuries on 13.07.2004 at the Batticaloa base hospital. [More] |
| 12 year old boy reported dead at road accident in Mannar |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 05:15 AM] |
 12 year old boy reported dead during a road accident occurred at Nadukuda area in the Pessalai main road in Mannar last evening. [More] |
| Karu Jayasuriya condemns the activity of Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:58 AM] |
 United National Party Gampaha district parliamentarian thoroughly condemns the threats made by the Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa towards Sunday leader editor Fedrica Janz. [More] |
| We won't evacuate military personals from Northern Province: Jagath Jayasuriya |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:50 AM] |
 Army Commander Let.Gen.Jagath Jayasuriya stated he won’t reduce military personals from the Northern Province. [More] |
| Unable to accept the request of TNA: Government |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 04:15 AM] |
 Government announced its unable to accept the request of Tamil National Alliance on military deployment in the northern province. [More] |
| Tamara assume duty has Lankan ambassador to Cuba |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 03:41 AM] |
 Tamara Kunanayakam served has the Lankan ambassador to Geneva Switzerland assume duty has Lankan ambassador to Cuba. [More] |
| I won't implement act of right to receive information’s in this country: President to Indian Minister |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 03:20 AM] |
 President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Indian Minister Jairam Ramesh at Colombo yesterday and stated during my ruling period I would not amend act of right to receive information. [More] |
| Government would achieve victory in the Eastern Provincial council election: Rauff Hakeem |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 03:07 AM] |
 Leader of the SriLanka Muslim Congress Rauff Hakeem announced without a competition present SLFP government would achieve victory in the upcoming eastern provincial council election. [More] |
| Protest stage against media repression in Colombo |
| [Friday, 13 July 2012, 03:04 AM] [] |
 Political parties, trade unions together with media personalities stage protest against the repression on the media organizations in SriLanka at Lipton circle yesterday. [More] |
Bodu Bala Sena announced president should not build up airport at Mattale should build up tank where he could be remembering in the history of SriLanka. [
A complaint has been lodged against Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office, V Narayanasamy, for his recent statement on LTTE chief Prabhakaran and Naam Tamizhar Katchi. [
Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Prasanna Ranaweera has been admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital after being assaulted by an unidentified group. [
Jammu & Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik’s expression of support to the extremist Sri Lankan Tamil cause should come as no surprise to anyone who has been watching his recent anti-India campaign. [
Four suspects and students of Chenkaladi Central collage connection with Chenkaladi double murder further remanded till May 29. [
Was former PM Rajiv Gandhi targeted while he was touring Mysore days before his assassination at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991? According to CM Siddaramaiah, there was an attempt to kill Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Mysore. [
Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna stated “I always respect R.Sambanthan and Mawai Senadhiraja”. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [